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PRESS OF T. R. MARVIN AND SON, 27 CORNHILL. 

1873. 



BIBLE OUTLINES; 

OR, 

A HISTORICAL CHAET OP THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS 

OF 

DESIGNED AS A HELP TO 

THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE. 






BOSTON:/ 

PRESS OF T. R. MARVIN & SON, 27 CORNHILL. 

1873. 






Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by 

W. W. Newton, 

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



PEEFAOE. 



The following historical chart of the principal events of 
the Old and New Testament was compiled for the use of 
my Yomig Men's Bible Class. 

Having served as a guide to a course of Bible study, it is 
now published in this plain and informal way for use 
among our Sunday-school Teachers and any interested in 
Bible study. 

The books from which these outlines have been chiefly 
compiled are " Smith's Dictionary of the Bible ; " " Kurtz's 
Sacred History ; " " Blaikie's Bible History ; " and " Hay- 
den's Dictionary of Dates." 

WM. W. NEWTON. 

St. Paul's Church, Brookline, 
My 20, 1873. 



BIBLE OUTLIE^ES. 

Dates determined hy Usher's Chronology. 



B. C. 

1996 
1911 
1898 
1897 
1837 
1706 
1689 
1635 
1571 
1531 



1490 

to 
1451 



FIRST EPOCH. (See Genesis ; Exodus.) 

Call of Abraham. 

Ishmael. 

Sodom destroyed. 

Isaac. 

Esau ; Jacob. 

Joseph in Egypt ; The Israelites go down into Egypt. 

Death of Jacob. 

Death of Joseph. 

Birth of Moses. 

Moses's Flight to Midian. 



SECOND EPOCH. (See Exodus ; Leviticus ; Numbers ; 

Deuteronomy.) 
Exodus of the Israelites. 
Passage of the Red Sea. 
Marah : Bitter waters healed. 
Elim : Grove of Palm-trees. 
Wilderness of Sin : Manna given. 
Rephidim : Water brought from the rock. 
Horeh and Sinai : The law given* 



BIBLE OUTLINES, 



The Golden Calf. 

Constructioa of the Tabernacle. 

Consecration of the Priesthood. 

Death of Nadab and Abihu. 
1490 Kihroth'hattaavah : Quails sent. 

Hazeroth : Murmuring of Aaron and Miriam. 

Wilderness of Paran : Spies sent out. 

Wandering of forty years. 

Ezion-gaher : Rebellion of Korah. 

Dathan, and Abiram. 
1452 Kadeshbarnea: Death of Miriam. 

People murmur for water. 

Moses strikes the rock. 

King of Edom refuses a passage. 

Mount Hor : Death of Aaron. 

Defeat of King Arad. 

Wady el Araha : The fiery serpents. 

Jahaz^ in land of Amorites : Defeat of King Sihon. 

Edrei^ in land of Bashan : Defeat of Og. 

Plains of Modb : Balaam sent for by King Balak. 

Baal-peor, and the plague. 

Defeat of the Midianites by Moses. 

Moses ascends Mount Pisgah. 
1451 Death of Moses. 



1451 

to 
1427 



THIRD EPOCH. (See Joshua.) 

CONQUEST OF CANAAN UNDER JOSHUA, 

Passage of the Jordan. 
Destruction of Jericho. 
Capture of Ai. 
The law read at Shechem. 
Deception of the Gibeonites. 
Confederacy of the five kings. 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 



Battle of Gibeon, 
Battle of Merom, 
Division of the land begua. 
Tabernacle set up at Shiloh* 
Division of the land completed. 
Settlement of the Levites. 
Altar built beyond Jordan* 
Joshua's last charge at Shedaem. 

GEOORAPHICAL SURVET OF PALESTINE. 

Chief Rw4>.rs cmd Brooks of Palestine. 
Jordan* 

Kishon, Jud^s v. 21; 1 Kings xviii. 40. 

Cheritii. 1 Kings xviL 3. 

Kidrofl. 2 Sam. xv. 23 ; John xviii. 1. 

Jabbok. Gen. xxxii. 22 ; Deut. iii. 16. 

Amon. Num. xxi. 13. 



MOUNTAINS. 



West Side (of Jordan), 

Lebanon. 

Hills of Galilee. 

Mount Tabor. 

Little Hermon. 

Gilboa. 

Carmel. 

Mountains of Ephraim. 

Ebal. 

Gerizim. 

Mount of Olives. 

Mountains of Judah. 



East Side. 

Mount Hermon. 

Gilead. 

Hill of Bashan. 

Mountains of Moab, in« 

eluding 
Pisgah and Nebo. 



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BIBLE OUTLINES. 



B.C. 
1427 

to 
1095 



SETTLEMENT OF THE TRIBES. 



West Side (of Jordan). 

Judah. 

Simeon. 

Dan. 

Benjamin. 

Ephraim. 

Half of Manasseh. 

Zebulon. 

Issachar. 

Asher. 

Naphtali. 



East Side, 

Eeuben. 

Gad. 

Half of Manasseh. 

Levi. 



FOURTH EPOCH. (See Judges ; Ruth.) 

ISRAEL UNDER THE JUDGES. LENGTH OF PERIOD, 
332 YEARS. 

Names of Judges. 

Othniel. 

Ehud. 

Shamgar. 

Deborah and Barak. 

Gideon. 

Abimelech. 

Tola. . 

Jair. 

Jephthah. 

Ibzan. 

Elon. 

Abdon. 

Samson. 

Eli. 

Samuel. 



No. of Years in Power 


40 years. 


18 


U 


Unknowu. 


40; 


jrears. 


40 " 


a 


3 


u 


18 


u 


18 


u 


6 


a 


7 


a 


10 


u 


8 


u 


20 


(( 


14 


a 


12 


4i 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 



Pnncipal Events of this Period, including the Six Great 
Invasions. 

Rebuke at Bochim. Judges ii. 1. 

First Invasion: from the East, by the Assyrians. 
Othniel, deliverer. 

Mieah sets up his Images. 

The Danites establish themselves at Laish or Dan. 

Maltreatment of the Levite's concubine at Gibeah. 

Slaughter of the Benjamites. 

Second Invasion : from the Southeast, by the Moab- 
ites. Ehud, deliverer. 

Lesser invasion : from the Southwest, by the Philis- 
tines. Shamgar, deliverer. 

Third Invasion : from the North, by the Canaanites. 
Deborah and Barak, deliverers. 

Fourth Invasion : from the East, by the Midianites. 
Gideon, deliverer. 

Ruth at Bethlehem. Marries Boaz. 

Usurpation of Abimelech. Makes himself King. 

Fifth Invasion : from the East, by the Ammonites. 
Jephthah, deliverer. 

Civil War between Gileadites and Ephraimites. 

Sixth Invasion : from the Southwest, by the Philis- 
tines. Samson, deliverer. 

Birth of Samuel. 

Samuel called to be prophet. 

Defeat of Israelites by the Philistines. 

Death of Eli. 

Samuel the last of the Judges. 



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FIFTH EPOCH. (See I. and 11. Samuel.) 
j5 ^ THE UNITED KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, 

1095 Saul elected King. 

His war with the Amnronites at Jabesh-Gilead. 

Charge of Samuel to the people. 

War with the Philistines at Mich-mash. 

Samuel delivers a message from God rejecting Saul. 

Wars with Edom and Moab. 

David anointed by Samuel at Bethlehem. 

War with the Philistines ; David slays Goliah. 

David at Gibeah. Saul's son-in-law. 

David bids farewell to Jonathan; David goes to 
Nob ; then to Achish, at Gath. 

Retires into the wilderness of Judah. 

Death of Samuel. 

War with Philistines; Saul seeks the Witch at 
Endor. 

Battle of Mount Gilboa; death of Saul. 
1056 David crowned at Hebron. 

Civil war between David and Ishbosheth. 

David King of the whole country. 

Takes Jerusalem ; places the Ark on Mount Zion. 

Receives a promise of the Messiah. 

Undertakes foreign wars. 

Sins in the matter of Uriah. 

Conspiracy of Absalom. 

Conspiracy of Shebna. 

Numbering of the people. 

Solomon appointed David's successor. 

Conspiracy of Adonijah. 

Death of David. 
1014 Accession of Solomon. 

Marriage to the King of Egypt's daughter. 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 9 

Choice of Wisdom at Gibeon. 
Temple built and dedicated. 
Visit of the Queen of Sheba. 
Solomon's backsliding. 
^^Q^ Song of Solomon ; Proverbs; Ecclesiastes. 
9J5 Death of Solomon. 

975 Rehoboam king of the united tribes for one year. 
Adoram, Rehoboam's tax-gatherer, stoned to death. 
Influence and ambition of Ephraim. 
Rehoboam Growned at Shechem, the chief city of 

Ephraim. 
Heads of tribes ask for the relaxation of burdens 

Solomon imposed. 
Rehoboam scornfully refuses to yield. 



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BIBLE OUTLINES.. 








SIXTH EPOCH. 






(See 1 and 2 Kings; 2 Chronicles.) 




REBELLION OF THE TEN TRIBES. 




From B. c 


975 to 721. 




Length of 


period, 254 years. 




Duration of Kingdom of Israel, from b. c. 975 to 721. 






KINGDOM OF ISRAEL. 






TEN TRIBES. 


Date. 


Length of 




Mentioned in 


B.C. 


Reign. 




Bible. 


974 


22 years. 


I. Jeroboam, 


1 Kings 






Builds a palace at Tirzah. 


xi. 26. 






Establishes worship of calves 








at Dan and Bethel. 




954 


2 " 


II. Nadabj son of Jeroboam. 


1 Kings 






Murdered by Baasha of the 


XV. 26. 






tribe of Issachar. 




952 


24 « 


III. Baasha, 


1 Kings 






Destroys the house of Jero- 


XV. 27. 






boam. 








Wars with Benhadad the 








King of Syria. 




928 


2 " 


IV. Elah, 


1 Kings 
xvi. 6. 


929 


7 days. 


V. Zimri murders Elah in 


1 Kings 






his palace ; is himself be- 


xvi. 15. 






sieged by Omri ; sets fire to 
his palace and perishes in 
the flames. 




929 




VI. Omri. 


1 Kings 






Overcomes Tibni, a rival claim- 


xvi. 16. 






ant ; builds Samaria. 




918 


22 years. 


VII. Ahah. 


1 Kings 






Marries Jezebel ; Elijah the 


xvi. 29. 






prophet ; contest at Carmel ; 





BIBLE OUfLINES. 



11 





SI X TH EPOCH. 




(See 1 and 2 Kings ; 2 Chronicles ; Isaiah ; Jeremiah.) 




REBELLION OF THE TEN TRIBES. 




Kingdom of Judah, from b. c. 975 to 588. 




Length of period about 500 years. 


' 


KINGDOM OF JUDAH. 




TWO TRIBES ; JUDAH, BENJAMIN, AND LEVITE8. 


Date. 


Length of 




Mentioned in 


B.C. 


Reign. 




Bible. 


975 


17 years. 


I. Rehohoam : Capture of 


1 Kings 






Jerusalem by Shishak of 


xiv. 25. 






Egypt. 




958 


3 " 


II. Ahijah or AUjam: Bat- 


2 Chron. 






tle of Zemaraim. 


xiii. 1. 

1 Kings 
XV. 1. 


955 


41 " 


III. Asa : Invasion of the 


1 Kings 






Cushites ; Asa applies to 


XV. 8. 






Benhadad against Baasha. 




914 


25 " 


IV. Jehoshaphat : Great re- 


1 Kings 






ligious revival ; alKance 


XV. 24. 






with Ahab; campaign at 








Ramoth Gilead ; war with 








Ammon ; Moab ; and Edom. 




889 


8 " 


V. Jehoram : Revolt of Edom- 


2 Kings 






ites; and of Libnah; at- 


viii. 16. 






tacks of Philistines and 


2 Chron. 






Arabians. 


xxi. 8 & 
16, etc. 


885 


1 " 


VI. Ahaziah^ at Ramoth 


2 Kings 






Gilead ; killed by Jehu. 


viii. 25. 


884 


6 « 


Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel 
usurps the kingdom; puts 
her royal grandchildren to 





12 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 



Bate. 


1 
Length of 




Reign. 


B. C. 




898 


2 years. 


896 


12 " 


884 


28 « 


856 


17 « 


839 


16 « 


823 


41 " 


773 


6 months. 




1 month. 


773 


10 years. 


Uncer- 


2 " 


tain. 




Uncer- 


20 « 


tain. 





ISRAEL {continued), 

wars with Benhadad; bat- 
tle of Ramoth Gilead. 
Michaiah and Elisha, prophets. 

VIII. Ahaziah. 

IX. Jehoram. 

Elijah's translation ; Elisha's 
miracles ; Naaman's visit ; 
wars with Syria. 

X. Jehu, 

Destroys the house of Ahab. 

XI. Jehoahaz. 
War with Syria. 

XII. Jehoash. 

Death of Elisha ; war with 
Syria ; battle with Judah 
at Bethshemesh. 

Jonah the prophet. 

XIII. Jeroboam 2c?. 
Jonah sent to Nineveh. 
Hosea and Amos, prophets. 
Interregnum uncertain. 

XIV. Zachariah. 

XV. Shallum. 

Zachariah murdered by Shal- 
lum, who in turn is killed by, 

XVI. Menahem. 

Pul, king of Assyria, invades 
Israel. 

XVII. Pekahiah. 

Xyin. Pelah. 

War with Ahaz, king of Ju- 



Mentioned in 
Bible. 



1 Bangs 
xxii. 51. 

2 Kings 
viii. 16. 



1 Kings 
xvi. 1. 

2 Kings 
xiii. 1. 

2 Kings 
xiv. 8 & 

2 Kings 
xiii. 10. 

2 Kings 
xiv. 23. 



2 Kmgs 
xiv. 29. 

2 Kings 
XV. 10. 

2 Kings 
XV. 14. 

2 Kings 
XV. 25. 

2 Kings 
XV. 25. 







BIBLE OUTLINES, 


13 


©ate. 


Length of 


JUDAH {continued). 


Mentioned in 




Reign. 




Bible. 




death ; the infant Joash alone 








escapes and is protected by 




B.C. 




Jehoida the high-priest. 




878 


40 years. 


VII. Jodsh begins to reign at 


2 Kings 






seven years of age ; bribes 


xii. 18. 






the Syrians but is defeated 


2 Chron. 






by them ; killed by his ser- 


xxiv. 






vants. 




839 


29 " 


VIII. Amaziah^ successful in 


2 Chron. 






a war with Edom ; defeated 


XXV. 






in a war with Israel. 




810 


52 " 


IX. Uzziah : Internal im- 


2 Chron. 






provements ; becomes lep- 


xxvi. 1. 






rous ; prophets Isaiah and 








Joel. 




758 


16 « 


X. Jotham: Prophets Nahum 


2 Kings 






and Micah. 


XV. 5. 






Jerusalem enlarged. 


2 Chron. 






Pekah, king of Israel, and 


xxviii. 






Rezin, king of Syria, unite 








against him. 




741 


16 « 


XL Ahaz : Open apostasy ; 


2 Chron. 






sacrifices children in the 


xxviii. 1. 






Valley of Hinnom ; at- 








tacked by Philistines and 








Edomites ; also by Syria 








and Israel. 




726 


29 « 


XII. Hezehiah : Prophets Joel, 


2 Chron. 






Isaiah, Micah, Nahum ; in- 


xxix. 1. 






vasion of Sennacherib ; peace 


Isaiah 






with Merodach-baladan ; fif- 


xxxviii. & 






teen years added to Heze- 


xxxix. 






kiah's life. 





14 




BIBLE OUTLINES. 




Date. 


Length of 


ISRAEL {continued). 


Mentioned in 




Reign. 




Bible. 




dah ; Tiglath-Pileser, king of 








Assyria, invades. 




B. C. 




Destruction of Damascus. 




721 


9 years. 


XIX. Hoshea, 


2 Kings 
xviii. 1-6. 






Shalmaneser of Assyria in- 


2 Kings 






vades Israel. 


xvii. 3. 






So, king of Egypt, disappoints 


Hosea 






Hoshea of aid. 


xiii. 16. 






Samaria taken and the people 


2 Esdras 






carried captive to Media and 


xiii. 40. 




♦ 


Assyria. 








End of the Kingdom. 


/ 





• 


BIBLE OUTLINES. 


15 


Date. 


Length of 


JUDAH (continued). 


Mentioned in 


B.C. 


Reign. 




Bible. 


698 


55 years. 


XIII. Manasseh : open idol- 


2 Kings 






atry and wickedness. 


xxi. 1. 






Manasseh carried captive to 


2 Chron. 






Babylon by Esar-haddon ; 


xxxii. 1. 






repents and is restored. 




643 


2 « 


XIV. Amon: Evil reign cut 


2 Kings 






short by assassination. 


xxi. 19. 


641 


31 " 


XV. Josiah : Prophets Zepha- 


2 Kings 






niah and Jeremiah. 


xxii. 






War with Pharaoh-Nechoh. 








True worship revived. 




610 


3 months. 


XVI. Jehoahaz: carried cap- 


2 Kings 






tive to Egypt by Pharaoh- 


xxiii. 31. 






Nechoh ; Jehoiakim appoint- 








ed in his place. 




607 


11 years. 


XVII. Jehoiakim: First cap- 


2 Kings 






ture of Jerusalem by Nebu- 


xxiv. 






chadnezzar ; Daniel carried 








to Babylon ; career of Jere- 








miah the prophet. 




599 


3 months. 


XVIII. Jehoiachin : second 


2 Kings 






capture of Jerusalem by Ne- 


XXV. 






buchadnezzar.' 




599 


11 years. 


XIX. Zedehiah : Final inva- 


2 Kings 






sion and destruction of Je- 


xxiv. 17. 






rusalem by Nebuchadnez- 


2 Kings 






zar ; prophets Habbakuk and 


XXV. 






Obadiah. 








Gedaliah appointed governor 


2 Kings 






by Nebuchadnezzar and left 


XXV. 22. 






with a remnant of the peo- 








ple. 








End of Kingdom. 





16 



BIBLE OUTLINES, 



SEVENTH EPOCH. (See Jeremiah ; Ezekiel ; Daniel.) 
THE CAPTIVITY. 

Captivity of Judah from b. c. 607 to b. c. 538. 



B.C. 

607 

to 

538 



LEADING EVENTS. 



537 



Captivity of the ten tribes. 

Story of Tobit. 

The Israelites in Media; their ultimate fate un- 
known. 

Captivity of Judah. 

Daniel and his companions brought to Babylon. 

Nebuchadnezzar's golden image. 

Second detachment of Jews brought to the river 
Chebar. 

Jeremiah sends a message to them telling of a cap- 
tivity of seventy years. 

Ezekiel at Chebar. 

Destruction of Jerusalem. 

Nebuchadnezzar conquers Tyre and Egypt. 

Succeeded by Evil-Merodach. 

Death of King Jehoiachin at Babylon. . 

Neriglissar king of Babylon. 

Is conquered by Cyrus the Persian. 

Belshazzar or Nabonadius king of Babylon. 

Daniel has his vision of the four beasts. 

Cyrus conquers Croesus of Lydia. 

Cyrus takes Babylon. 

Darius king of Babylon. 

Cyrus king of Babylon. 

Edict of Cyrus for the Jews to return. 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 17 

EIGHTH EPOCH. (See Daniel; Ezra; Nehemiah ; 
Esther; Haggai; Zechariah ; Malachi.) 

THE RESTORATION. 

From B. c. 536 to 400. Length of period 136 years. 
First Expedition under Zeruhhabel and Joshua, 

Number of persons 50,000 ; most of these were from 
the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. 

Opposition to the work of restoration by the Sama- 
ritans. 

Completion of the Temple at Jerusalem. 

Haggai and Zechariah, prophets, urge their country- 
men to resume the work of building Jerusalem. 

Darius Hystaspes king of Persia. 

Zoroaster's reforms of the Persian religion. 

Artaxerxes Longimanus (Ahasuerus) king of Persia, 

Esther and Mordecai. 

Second Expedition under Ezra, 

Ezra edits and arranges the Scriptures. 
Origin of synagogues and synagogue worship. 
Origin of tradition. 
The Mishna, Gemara, and Talmud. 

Third Expedition under Nehemiah. 
Walls of Jerusalem rebuilt. 
Temple built upon Mount Gerizim. 
Malachi, prophet. 



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BIBLE OUTLINES. 



NINTH EPOCH. 

From B. c. 400 to 1. Length of period 400 years. 

Our knowledge of this period is derived from 
the writings of Josephus, the books of the Apoc- 
rypha, and notices of the Latin and Greek his- 
torians. 

First Section, 

PALESTINE UNDER THE PERSIANSc 
B. C. 

400 

to 

333 

404-359 Artaxerxes Mnemon, 
358-337 Ockus. 
337-335 Arogus. 
335-331 Darius. 

Second Section, 

PALESTINE UNDER ALEXANDER. 

333 Alexander conquers Darius, 
to Destruction of the Persian Empire. 

323 Alexander conquers Tyre and Egypt. 

Visits Jerusalem : is met by the priests and is 
shown the prophecies of Daniel concerning him. 
His partiality for the Jews. 
Encourages them to settle in Alexandria. 
Dispersion of the Jews : their missionary in- 
fluence. 

Third Section, 

PALESTINE UNDER THE PTOLEMYS. 

Division of Alexander's empire among his four 
generals : Ptolemy, Lysimachus, Cassander, 
and Seleucus. 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 



19 



Fulfillment of the prophecy of Daniel that the 
great horn of the he-goat wonld be broken 
and four notable horns would come up in its 
B. c. place. 

304-284 Palestine with Egypt falls to Ptolemy Soter. 
285-247 Ptolemy PhHadelphus. 

Builds the light-house of Pharos at the mouth of 
the Nile. 

Founded the great library at Alexandria. 

Collects the writings of all nations. 

Hebrew Scriptures translated into Greek accord- 
ing to the version known as the Septuagint, so 
called from the seventy translators. 

The Hebrew Scriptures with the prophecies of 
the coming Messiah are known wherever Greek 
writings are. 

Ptolemy Philadelphus also built the sea-port of 
Acca, now Acre. 

Simon the Just, high-priest in Judea* 

His character is given in the book of Ecclesias- 
ticus. 

Antigonus of Socho : his pupil is Sadoc, supposed 
to be founder of the sect of Sadducees. 
247-222 Ptolemy Euergetes. 
221-204 Ptolemy PhHopator. 

Rise of the kingdom of Syria under Seleucus. 

Antioch in Syria his capitol. 

Contest between Ptolemy Philopator and Antio- 
chus of Syria. 

(See eleventh chapter of Daniel.) 

Victory of Ptolemy. 

Visits Jerusalem: enters the Holy of Holies: 
gathers Jews in Alexandria for victims in the 
hippodrome. The elephants turn upon the 



20 



BIBLE OUTLINES. . 



people in the assembly instead of trampling on 

the Jews in the ring. 
Ptolemy restrains his persecuting edicts. 
Palestine wrested from Egypt on the death of 

Ptolemy Philopator. 



Fourth Section. 

PALESTINE UNDER THE MACEDONIAN KINGS. 

From B. c. 204 to 165. 

B. c. Antiochus the Great. 
222-186 Seleucus Philopator. 
185-175 Antiochus Epiphanes. 

175-164 Puts a Greek priest in the place of the Jewish 
high-priest. 

Persecutes the Jews: sacrifices a sow on the 
altar of burnt offerings and sprinkles broth 
made from its flesh all over the Temple. 

Sends a general, Apollonius, to chastise the Jews ; 
men and women are massacred upon the Sab- 
bath ; the city is demolished, and the fortress 
of Acre is built with the ruins. 

The daily sacrifice and the public festivals ceased 
to be observed for three years and a half, till 
Judas Maccabeus recovered the Temple. 

See Daniel's prophecy of " The Abomination of 
Desolation." 

Antiochus also persecuted the Jews on the ground 
of their religion. 

Issues an edict requiring all the people under his 
sceptre to worship the same gods. 

The Samaritans conformed. 

The statue of Jupiter Olympus was erected on 
the altar of burnt offerings in the Temple. 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 



21 





To observe any of the Jewish customs was made 




a capital offense. 


B.C. 


Judas Maccabeus resists. 


164-162 


Antiochus Eupator. 


• 


Fifth Section, 




PALESTINE UNDER THE MACCABEES. 




B. C. 165-63. 


168 


The family of the Maccabees resist Antiochus. 




Mattathias with his five sons remove to the 




mountains of Judea. 




Judas Maccabeus placed on his standard the ini- 




tial letters M. C. B. J. : Hebrew, Mi : Camoka : 




Baalim : Jehovah : Exodus xv. 11:" Who is 




like unto Thee among the gods, Lord ? " 




Frightful persecution of the Jews by Antiochus. 




Mountain warfare carried on by this family. 


165-160 


Judas Maccabeus succeeds his father. 


160-143 


Jonathan Maccabeus. 


143-135 


Simon Maccabeus. 


135-106 


John Hyrcanus. 


106-105 


Aristobulus. 


105-78 


Alexander Jannaeus. 


78-69 


Alexander. 


69-63 


Aristobulus. 


63-40 


Hyrcanus. 


40-37 


Antigonus. 




Sixth Section, 




PALESTINE UNDER THE ROMANS^ 




From B. c. 63. 




Pompey. 




Crassns. 




Cassius. 




Antipater. j 




Herod. 



22 



BIBLE OUTLINES, 



B. C. 

163 



63 



62 
60 



45 



Resume of Events. 

Three campaigns were made by the Syrians 
against Judas Maccabeus, but without success. 

He applies to Rome for help. 

Jonathan, the brother of Judas, is helped by 
Rome. 

He was murdered by his enemies, and was fol- 
lowed by his brother Simon. 

Simon studied the interests of the Romans and 
obtained a great degree of power. 

Simon's son, John Hyrcanus, succeeds him. 

Aristobulus and Hyrcanus, grandsons of John 
Hyrcanus, contend for the chieftainship. 

Civil war ensues. 

The Romans under Pompey enter Syria. Aris- 
tobulus and Hyrcanus submit their claims to 
Pompey's decision. 

Pompey prefers Hyrcanus. 

Aristobulus attempts to defend Jerusalem against 
Pompey. 

Jerusalem is taken after a three months' siege. 

Pompey enters the Holy of Holies in the Temple. 

Gives the government of Judea to Hyrcanus but 
would not allow him to wear a crown. 

A yearly tribute to Rome is imposed. Aris- 
tobulus taken prisoner to Rome. 

Triumvirate of Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus at 
Rome. 

Crassus dies. 

Civil war between Caesar and Pompey. Battle 
at Pharsalia in Thessaly. 

Death of Pompey. 

After the death of Crassus in Syria, the country 
was ruled by Cassius, a Roman general. 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 23 

Caesar now sole ruler of Rome : determiQCs that 

Hyrcanus shall rule as king at Jerusalem. 
Appoints Antipater procurator of Judea under 

Hyrcanus. 
Phasaelus and Herod, the two sons of Antipater, 

are made governors of Judea and Galilee. 
Antipater was poisoned. 

Julius Caesar assassinated in the Senate at Rome. 
Triumvirate at Rome of Octavius, Antony, and 

Lepidus. 
Syria and the East are given to A^^tony. 
Antony is favorable to Herod. 
Death of Phasaelus, Herod's brother, in prison, 

by his own hand. 
Herod marries Mariamne a granddaughter of 

Hyrcanus. 
Antigonus, son of Aristobulus, opposes Herod. 
Herod retires to the fortress of Masada on the 

Dead Sea. 
Herod goes to Rome, secures help from Antony 

and the Senate ; is acknowledged as king. 

Antigonus is put to death. 
Battle of Actium, between Antony and Octavius. 
Antony defeated. 
Octavius (Caesar Augustus) sole emperor of 

Rome. 
Herod sole king of Judea. 
Kills Hyrcanus in his eightieth year. 
Mariamne, Herod's wife, is executed by his orders. 
Kills his own sons, Alexander and Aristobulus, 

whom he suspected of plotting against him. 
Is haunted by the fear of a successful rival. 
Kills a large number of Pharisees. 
Builds a magnificent palace for himself upon 

Mount Zion. 



24 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 



A. D. 
1-33 



12 



14 



Builds Ccesarea for a sea-port between Carmel 

and Joppa. 
To please the Jews he restores their Temple. 

This was five hundred years after the building 

of the second Temple. 



NINTH EPOCH. (See the Four Evangelists.) 
NEW TESTAMENT GOSPEL HISTORY. 

Birth of John the Baptist. 

Birth of Jesus. 

Visit of the Wise Men. 

Massacre of the Innocents. 

Herod becomes a monomaniac on the subject of 
a rival. 

Flight of Joseph and Mary into Egypt. 

Herod seized with disease and dies in his seven- 
tieth year and the thirty-seventh of his reign 
as King of the Jews. Orders his sister Salome 
to slay the principal Jews at the time of his 
death. This order was never obeyed. 

Division of his kingdom between his eight sons. 

Archelaus receives Judea, Samaria, and Idumea. 

Philip receives Auranitis, Trachonitis, partly in ^ 
Syria, partly in Palestine. y| 

Herod Antipas receives Galilee and Perea. 

Joseph and Mary return from Egypt ; fearing 
Archelaus they retire to Nazareth, where 
Joseph formerly resided. 

Christ's first visit as a boy to Jerusalem: is 
missed by his parents in the return caravan, 
and is found in the Temple among the doctors. 

Augustus CaBsar dies at Rome. 

Tiberias succeeds. 



BIBLE OUTLINES, 



25 



He appoints Pontius Pilate procurator of Judea. 

Herod Antipas in Galilee and Philip in Iturea 
continued in their offices until after our Lord's 
A. D. death. 

30 Preaching of John the Baptist. 

Baptism of Jesus. 

Temptation in the Wilderness. 

Jesus removes to Capernaum. 

Calling of the Apostles. 

Jesus begins his public ministry. 

His tours through Galilee. 

Makes annual visits to Jerusalem at the feasts. 

Visits Tyre and Sidon, Shechem and Caesarea- 
Philippi. 

The transfiguration probably took place on this 
trip to Caesarea-Philippi, near the sources of 
the Jordan. 
33 Last visit to Jerusalem. 

Visits the banks of the Jordan, Jericho, Bethany. 

Trial, erucifixion, resurrection. 

Christ goes before his disciples to the old 
familiar scenes on the lake of Galilee ; there 
meets his eleven disciples ; returns to Jerusa- 
lem ; crosses the Mount of Olives with them 
towards Bethany. 

Christ ascends to heaven. 



ELEVENTH EPOCH. 
APOSTOLIC HISTORY. 

First Period, The Church at Jerusalem. 

Election of Matthias. 
Day of Pentecost. 



26 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 



A. D. 

36 



37-41 
41-54 



41 



44 



Healing by Peter and John. 

Community of goods; death of Ananias and 
Sapphira. 

Martyrdom of Stephen. 

Revival in the city of Samaria. 

Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. 

Conversion of Paul at Damascus. 

Paul in Arabia : returns to Jerusalem. 

Retires to Tarsus : labors in Syria and Cilicia, 

Caligula Emperor of Rome. 

Claudius Emperor. 

Peter's vision at Joppa. 

Cornelius's vision at Caesarea. 

Pontius Pilate deposed from office. 

Herod Antipas banished to Gaul. 

Herod Agrippa, grandson of Herod the Great 
and son of the murdered Aristobulus, king of 
the united kingdoms of his grandfather. 

He kills the Apostle James. 

Apprehends Peter. 

Death of Herod. 

Palestine becomes a Roman province once more : 
finally Agrippa, son of Herod Agrippa, obtains 
part of his father's dominions and is called King. 

See Paul's defense, " King Agrippa," etc. 

Barnabas is sent to Antioch. 

The disciples are called Christians first at An- 
tioch. 

Barnabas seeks for Paul. 



Second Period. Spread of the Christian Church, 

48-49 Paul's first missionary tour. 

Barnabas and Paul are set apart for this work. 
John Mark accompanies them. 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 27 

Visit Cyprus, Salamis, and Paphos. 

Mark returns: was probably frightened at the 

thought of entering the wilds of Pisidia. 
Paul and Barnabas visit Pamphylia, Perga, An- 

TiocH IN Pisidia, Lycaonia, Iconium, Derbe, 

and Lystra. 
Paul is stoned. 
Conversion of Timothy. 
Return to Antioch in Syria. 
A. D. Synod of Jerusalem. 
49 Addresses by Peter, Paul, Barnabas, and James. 

John was present but did not speak. 
(See Gal. ii. 9, controversy between Paul and 

Peter: Gal. ii. 11 ; Gal. ii. 14. See Acts xiii., 

xiv., XV.) 

51 Paul's second missionary journey. (See Acts 

xvi.-xxvii.) 
Separation between Paul and Barnabas on the 

matter of taking John Mark. 
Barnabas takes Mark (his nephew) and goes to 

Cyprus. 
Paul takes Silas and goes to Asia Minor. 
Visits Syria and Cilicia : Derbe and Lystra. 
Timothy joins the party. 
Journey through Galatia. The ancestors of the 

Galatians were Gauls who had emigrated to 

Asia Minor. Visits Troas, the old Plains of 

Troy. 
Luke joins them. 
Vision of the man in Macedonia. 
Paul in Macedonia ; visits Philippi, Amphipolis, 

ApoUonia, Berea, and Thessalonica. 
Paul sails for Athens. 



28 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 



A. D. 
54 



54-68 



58 



58 



Preaches there in the Jewish synagogue, in the 

market-place, and on Mars Hill. 
Paul goes to Corinth : is met by Silas and 

Timothy. 
Sails for Ephesus. 
Writes his two Epistles to the Thessalonians ; his 

earliest Epistles. 
Visits Jerusalem : returns to Antioch in Syria. 
Nero Emperor of Rome. 

Paul's third missionary journey. Companions : 
Timothy, Titus, Sopater, Aristarchus, Secun- 
dus. Gains, Tychicus, and Luke. (See Acts 
xix.-xxii.) 

Visits Ephesus : tumult at Ephesus : departure 
of Paul. 

Visits Troas : enters Macedonia : writes first 
and second Epistles to the Corinthians at 
Philippi. 

Enters Corinth : writes the Epistle to the Ro- 
mans. He and Titus collect money for the 
poor believers in Judea as an offering from tha 
Gentiles for the Jews. 

Visits the Ephesian Christians at Miletus : sails 
for Tyre on his way to Jerusalem : is received 
by James and the Elders of the Church at 
Jerusalem. 

Closing Scenes of the New Testament. 

Paul is arrested at Jerusalem: beaten by the 
Jews in the temple is rescued by the Roman 
soldiers : is carried by the soldiers to the for- 
tress of Antonia and is sent with a guard of 
seventy soldiers to Caesarea. 



BIBLE OUTLINES. 29 

Paul is brought before Felix, the Eoman gov- 
ernor. 

Remains a prisoner at Caesarea two years. Felix 
is recalled to Rome and Porcius Festus takes 
his place. 

Paul is tried again : appeals unto Caesar : Herod 
Agrippa 2d, king of Chalcis in Syria, hears his 
A. D. defense while on a visit to Festus. 

61 Paul sails to Rome. 

His shipwreck and arrival at Puteoli. 

Enters Rome by the Appian Way. 

Lives for two years in his own hired house, 
chained to a soldier who kept guard over him. 

Writes the Epistles to Philemon, the Colossians, 
the Ephesians, and the Philippians. 
63 Trial before Nero : is set free. ( Close of the 
Book of Acts,) 

From Rome he went to Asia Minor and Mace- 
donia. 

Visits Spain. Returns to Ephesus and Crete. 
66 Writes the Epistle to Titus and the first Epistle 
to Timothy. 

Is arrested on a second charge and hurried to 
Rome to stand a second trial. 

Great fire in Rome ascribed to the Christians, 
though Nero himself no doubt was the author 
of it. 

Paul writes his second Epistle to Timothy. 

68 Paul is beheaded in prison at Rome. 
Apocryphal accounts of the death of the other 

Apostles. 
Death of Nero. 
Galba Emperor of Rome. 

69 Otho Emperor. 



80 


BIBLE OUTLINES. 


A. D. 

69 


Vitellius Emperor. 


70-79 


Vespasian Emperor. 




Destruction of Jerusalem. 




Titus Emperor. 




St. John at Ephesus. 


81 


Domitian Emperor. 




Persecution of Christians. 




John banished to Patmos. 


96-98 


Nerva Emperor. 


98 


Trajan Emperor. 


98 


Death of John and close of the Apostolic age. 



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